Energy consumption in Gibraltar
The most important figure in the energy balance of Gibraltar is the total consumption of198.86 million kWh
of electric energy per year. Per capita this is an average of 6,087 kWh.Gibraltar can completely be self-sufficient with domestically produced energy. The total production of all electric energy producing facilities is 206 m kWh, also 104 percent of own requirements. The rest of the domestically produced energy is either exported into other countries or unused. Along with pure consumption, the production, imports and exports play an important role. Other energy sources, such as natural gas or crude oil are also used.
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Energy Balance
| Electricity | total | Gibraltar per capita | USA per capita |
|---|---|---|---|
| Own consumption | 198.86 m kWh | 6,087.12 kWh | 11,744.38 kWh |
| Production | 205.86 m kWh | 6,301.39 kWh | 12,198.66 kWh |
100.0% of the country's population (as of 2020) has access to electricity. | |||
| Natural Gas | Cubic meters | Gibraltar per capita | USA per capita |
| Own consumption | 74.76 m m³ | 2,288.29 m³ | 2,583.79 m³ |
| Import | 56.72 m m³ | 1,736.17 m³ | 239.57 m³ |
| Export | 0.00 m³ | 0.00 m³ | 567.66 m³ |
CO₂ emissions
| CO₂ emissions in 2016 | Gibraltar per capita | USA per capita | |
|---|---|---|---|
| total | 634,391.00 t | 19.48 t | 14.75 t |
| › of which diesel + gasoline | 14.15 bn t | 434,392.75 t | 6.41 t |
| › of which natural gas | 111.00 m t | 3,408.57 t | 4.52 t |
Development of CO₂ emissions from 1960 to 2016 in million tons
See also: CO₂ equivalents by country
Production capacities per energy source
The given production capacities for electric energy have a theoretical value, which can only be obtained under ideal conditions. They are measuring the generatable amount of energy, that would be reached under permanent and full use of all capacities of all power plants.In practice this isn't possible, because e.g. solar collectors are less efficient under clouds. Also wind- and water-power plants are not always operating under full load. All these values are only useful in relation to other energy sources or countries.
| Energy source | total in Gibraltar | Percentage in Gibraltar | Percentage USA | per capita in Gibraltar | per capita USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil fuels | 376.68 m kWh | 100,0 % | 59,9 % | 11,530.20 kWh | 2.06 kWh |
| Nuclear power | 0.00 kWh | 0,0 % | 19,5 % | 0.00 kWh | 0.67 kWh |
| Solar energy | 0.00 kWh | 0,0 % | 3,2 % | 0.00 kWh | 0.11 kWh |
| Wind power | 0.00 kWh | 0,0 % | 8,3 % | 0.00 kWh | 0.29 kWh |
| Water power | 0.00 kWh | 0,0 % | 7,0 % | 0.00 kWh | 0.24 kWh |
| Tidal Power Plants | 0.00 kWh | 0,0 % | 0,0 % | 0.00 kWh | 0.00 kWh |
| Geothermics | 0.00 kWh | 0,0 % | 0,4 % | 0.00 kWh | 0.01 kWh |
| Biomass | 0.00 kWh | 0,0 % | 1,7 % | 0.00 kWh | 0.06 kWh |
Greenhouse gases emissions by country
Global warming by continents
Climate and temperature development in the Netherlands